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11 startups and scale-ups in Chicago are hiring recruiters and HR people right now, with 12 live roles between them, 9 of them opened in the last 30 days. Pick the ones you want and Haystack's AI agent fills in each employer's application for you.
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- ZEZeneducateScale-up · Office-first2 roles
- CHChowbusScale-up · 201-500 staff1 role
- FIFilevineScale-up · 501-1,000 staff1 role
- FIFinScale-up · 1,001-5,000 staff1 role
- HAHarveyScale-up1 role
- HOHorizon3aiScale-up · 51-200 staff1 role
and 5 more companies on the list
11 companies hiring now
Ranked by live roles (recruiters, talent acquisition and HR roles). Every company is a startup or scale-up; recruitment agencies are left out. Press Auto apply on any role and Haystack's AI agent fills in that employer's form for you.
The top 11 of 11 companies, most live roles first.
To fix education recruitment by connecting schools directly with educators and putting vital funding back into classrooms.
- Talent Acquisition SpecialistHybrid · Opened 2 days ago
- Educator Recruitment AssociateHybrid · Opened 2 days ago
Chowbus builds technology ecosystems to help culturally rooted restaurants grow, improve efficiency, and serve their communities.
- Bilingual Early Talent Recruiter (GTM)- Mandarin, EnglishHybrid · Opened 3 days agoAuto apply
Filevine provides legal practice management software and AI solutions to streamline law firm operations and enhance efficiency.
- Technical RecruiterOn-site · Opened 2 days ago
Fin aims to deliver perfect customer experiences by providing an AI-powered customer agent across the entire customer journey.
- GTM RecruiterHybrid · Opened 13 days agoAuto apply
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Harvey builds AI-powered solutions for legal professionals to boost efficiency and accuracy and help shape the future of professional services.
- Business Recruiter, GTMHybrid · Opened 5 days agoAuto apply
Horizon3.ai provides autonomous penetration testing solutions to help organisations identify and fix security vulnerabilities and improve cyber resilience.
- Senior People Partner, GTMHybrid · Opened yesterdayAuto apply
To revolutionise temporary staffing by connecting employers and jobseekers, giving workers freedom and businesses on-demand hiring.
- Senior RecruiterHybrid · Opened 4 days agoAuto apply
Strongpoint Partners aims to build the most trusted retirement and payroll platform for small to medium-sized businesses, making retirement work for everyone.
- HR Business PartnerRemote · Opened 4 weeks agoAuto apply
8Fleet is a technology and logistics company building operational infrastructure for autonomous and non-autonomous rideshare fleets to optimise efficiency.
- Regional Human Resources ManagerOn-site · Opened 6 weeks agoAuto apply
AvePoint provides data management solutions for Microsoft 365, helping organisations protect, manage, and mobilise their data for security, compliance, and efficiency.
Replied to 50% of the applications Haystack's agent sent
EndeavorAI helps enterprises build proprietary AI solutions to enhance human capabilities, streamline processes, and drive innovation in critical industries.
- RecruiterOn-site · Opened 6 weeks agoAuto apply
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Questions about this list
Which startups are hiring recruiters and HR people in Chicago?
As of October 2026, 11 startups and scale-ups in Chicago are hiring recruiters and HR people, with 12 live roles between them. The most are at Zeneducate, Chowbus, Filevine, Fin, Harvey. The full list on this page is rebuilt every day from the employers' own careers sites.
How is this list made?
Haystack reads the careers sites of more than 30,000 employers every day. This list takes the live roles in Chicago for recruiters, talent acquisition and HR roles at companies recorded as startups or scale-ups, leaves out recruitment agencies, and ranks the companies by how many of those roles they have open.
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